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I don't know. Dark Horse really hurt themselves with late shipping books. People lose interest in titles when they only come out three or four times a year.

Which is kinda sad. I prefer getting a good book even if it comes three or four times a year than a rushed book every month. I mean, look at the X-Men comics produced during 2004-2006. Today, the most popular comic of that era is Astonishing X-Men despite its irregular schedule.

I don't know. Dark Horse really hurt themselves with late shipping books. People lose interest in titles when they only come out three or four times a year.

I really think DH/Shooter overestimated the appeal of these books from the start.I personally love the characters but they may have seen their day. At the time I was carrying a larger pull list that had other indies on it that shipped late and didn't really notice DH's schedule. I see your point that scheduling was another nail in the coffin though. Maybe DynaKey can pull it off.

I personally think that these characters carry with them some kind of curse. They just have not been able to find success since their Valiant days and even though I'm highly enjoying the Dynamite output on these characters I've got to wonder about their lasting appeal. Especially since the numbers have a big drop-off after the first issues, which is normal mind you, but the drop was extremely large. Personally, I hope the books level off at the 9-10k mark and enjoy a long and healthy run, but if they start dropping too fast I hope Dynamite puts some muscle into promoting the line instead of letting it die off like they always do.

I personally think that these characters carry with them some kind of curse. They just have not been able to find success since their Valiant days and even though I'm highly enjoying the Dynamite output on these characters I've got to wonder about their lasting appeal. Especially since the numbers have a big drop-off after the first issues, which is normal mind you, but the drop was extremely large. Personally, I hope the books level off at the 9-10k mark and enjoy a long and healthy run, but if they start dropping too fast I hope Dynamite puts some muscle into promoting the line instead of letting it die off like they always do.

I was out of comics for a while there, but other than the Dark Horse/Shooter reboot (which was horribly mismanaged and killed off before it even had a chance to get going), are there other examples of these characters failing to find success since the original Valiant days? So far the sales on these books have been a rousing success in the modern comics market so I don't see a reason to really get down on them. As you say, the big drops are fairly common. Bigger drops are probably to be expected given the multitude of covers Dynamite prints for first issues relative to later issues. Also, the stories and art have been really, really good. I'm hopeful these books will find a sustainable audience.